A factory-backed Scout is about to race at Baja for the first time since 1982.
Volkswagen Group is in the process of reviving the Scout nameplate for a new off-road brand offering electric SUVs and pickup trucks.and enter production two years later, at a plant to be constructed near Columbia, South Carolina.
To build up to the reveal, VW Group's recently established Scout Motors division will back a team racing an original International Harvester Scout, in this case a 1976 Scout Terra, in the 2023 NORRA Mexican 1000. The pickup truck will be fielded by the Anything Scout Vintage Racing Team, run by Sean Barber, the owner of Anything Scout, a company specializing in Scout restomods.The team's Scout Terra will be entered in the Mexican 1000's Legends Era 4x4 class, and feature only a few mods needed to survive the rough conditions of Mexico's Baja peninsula. Among the mods will be Dana 44 axles and General Grabber X3 off-road tires.with Rhys Millen Racing in the event.
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